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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
5
A controversial figure described as an ex-slave holder and anti-suffrage advocate, noted for involvement in alcohol sales and financial markets, becomes the focal point of debate on rights and progress in Kansas politics.
Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court addressed the Kansas State Bar Association on Kansas politics and the Populist movement, praising liberty while warning against excess government power. The hour long talk touched on money, railroads, land, and the police power, with remarks on social questions and the era’s reforms.
Gustave Frohman presents five entertainments by five companies at the Grand next week. Manager Newman plans a full week of shows after recent idleness. The lineup includes The Girl I Left Behind Me by Frohman’s company on Thursday night and The Crust of Society on Saturday night, a former Prohman staple.
The Frettent in the Throop building is described as the prettiest drug store in the city. W R Kennady, an enterprising young man, has rebuilt the former hotel correspondence room into a polished oak furnished shop with soda fountains and a stock of drugs, cigars, and beverages. A letter from Rev J Gunderman praises Dr King's New Discovery for his wife's recovery from a severe illness, and trial bottles are offered at J K Jones' Drugstore. A diamond shirt stud was lost near the Throop hotel and state house, with a generous reward for its return. The Shawnee Building and Loan Association announces a new series of shares dated January 21, 1895, at room 16, Columbian Building.
Topeka Athletic club opens new member intake and plans a baseball team while Shawnee county Alliance meets in Topeka. Four women register to vote in the spring election and Dr M B Ward of Topeka is elected president of the state board of health. The Bijou company finishes La Balis Maria and a new company performs next week.
Local coal and lumber firms from Topeka list suppliers and sellers including Topeka Coal Co and Davies Lumber and Coal Co with multiple addresses. An Oklahoma Midget Ison exhibition is noted at 627 Kansas age.
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